Top silk could head Qld watchdog

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk appears to have inadvertently revealed the identity of the person to head the state's corruption watchdog - leading barrister Alan MacSporran QC.

Asked on Thursday morning whether Mr MacSporran, who recently led a review of the greyhound industry, would make a good Crime and Corruption Commission chairman, Ms Palaszczuk said it was a matter for the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee to appoint him.

"Sorry, I'll say that again: the PCCC will have to meet to discuss the nomination of the government," she then said.

"Those matters are confidential."

It's understood that Mr MacSporran has been interviewed for the role, which has not been filled on a permanent basis for more than two years.

The tenure of the commission's acting chairman Dr Ken Levy is due to finish at the end of June.

Labor has wanted to remove him from the position ever since he penned an opinion piece in support of the former Newman government's controversial bikie laws.